5 Things You Didn’t Know About Pop Smoke

Sadly 2020 hasn’t properly started yet and we’ve already seen the tragic death of a celebrity. While Pop Smoke was only starting his career as a respected hiphop artist, we’ll never truly know how great his impact on the genre and music in general could have been. He was fatally shot in his house in the Hollywood Hills and was only 20 years old at the time of his death.

Here’s a few things you didn’t know about Pop Smoke, also known as Bashar Barakah Jackson.

He Was Supposed to Play The Rolling Loud Festival, But The Police Didn’t Want Him To

Apparently the NYPD asked the Rolling Loud organisation to remove Pop Smoke from the line-up as he had been affiliated with acts of violence. The police feared this would increase the risk of violence during the festival – which can’t be what anyone wants. The organisation agreed.